RT Article
T1 A Tale of the Unexpected: The Ending of 2 Kings 3 Re-Examined
JF Australian biblical review
VO 65
SP 17
OP 29
A1 Gilmour, Rachelle
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1639933832
AB This article proposes that the failure of Israel to gain victory over Moab at the ending of 2 Kings 3 is not a surprise in the narrative but the resolution of a structure of suspense. It is shown that there are two possible outcomes to the initiating event of Moab's rebellion--Israel's success or Israel's failure--and that the course of events plays upon the audience's expectations for which of these two outcomes will take place at the story's resolution. Two other "surprises" at the story's conclusion will also be re-examined: Elisha's apparently unfulfilled prophecy and the sudden appearance of "wrath," causing Israel to withdraw.
K1 Elischa : Prophet
K1 Bibel : Könige : 2. : 3
K1 Krieg
K1 2 Kings (Book)
K1 ELISHA (Biblical prophet)
K1 Moab (Kingdom)
K1 Israel : Altertum
K1 Moab